Woman reports rape of her underage daughter after 5 years – Republic World

New Delhi: A 17-year-old minor girl was allegedly raped by her stepfather in south Delhi, police said on Tuesday.

A woman reported the incident on Monday, claiming her daughter was raped by her second husband in 2019, police said.

“The caller stated that they used to live in Mumbai where her first husband left her and she entered into a second marriage. After that, she came to Delhi with her child, settled in Sangam Vihar area and married another man who allegedly raped her daughter in 2019, ran away and never returned,” said a senior police officer.

The caller told the police that she did not report the incident at the time.

“We have filed an FIR under Section 376 (rape) and Section 6 of the POCSO Act and the investigation is on,” the officer said.

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